To this end the first International Conference on Transborder Data Flows was organized in Rome ( Italy ) in September 1980 followed by a second held in 1984, also in Rome ( Italy ).
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During the 1980s the Principals of PIRP, in addition to Oettinger and LeGates, included John F . McLaughin, who headed areas of postal policy as well as national security issues; Benjamin Compaine, who directed areas of the media and literacy; and Oswald H . Ganley, who focused on international issues such as transborder data flows.